squiggle.GIFTask 8: Manage weekly updates on the district's Windows Server Updates Services (WSUS) Server

  • Assist with weekly updates
  • Restart machines in high school and middle schools computer labs (after updates are installed)
  • Check machines in high school and middle school computer labs to ensure updates are installed correctly


squiggle.GIFTask 8 Artifacts:

  • Evidence of Work on the WSUS Server



  • WSUS Server Reports and Update Alerts







squiggle.GIFPDE Skills and Knowledge Demonstrated via Task 8:

I.A. Identification, selection, installation and maintenance of technology infrastructure, and hardware and software applications for school administration and instruction including:
  • implementation and maintenance of interactive information systems, the Internet, distance learning technologies, and networks
  • evaluation of the performance of hardware and software components of computer systems
  • application of basic troubleshooting strategies

I.B. Integrating technology into curricular planning and instructional design including:
  • access and use telecommunications for information sharing, remote information access and retrieval, and multi-media/hypermedia publishing

III.B. Integrity and ethical behavior, professional conduct as stated in Pennsylvania’s Code of Professional Practice and Conduct for Educators; and local, state, and federal laws and regulations

II.E. Developing leadership techniques for working with all levels of the educational community and to manage and administer instructional technology programs at the building and district levels including:
  • developing plans to configure computer/technology systems and related peripherals in laboratory, classroom clusters, and other instructional and administrative arrangements

III.B. Integrity and ethical behavior, professional conduct as stated in Pennsylvania’s Code of Professional Practice and Conduct for Educators; and local, state, and federal laws and regulations